A Cai's work The Emperor's Phoenix: Abandoned Concubine The Emperor's Phoenix: Abandoned Concubine Volume 1 1954 Questioning, no need to use torture

It was not difficult to catch Qin Baoer. Qin Baoer had lived in Liancheng for a period of time. People in Liancheng knew Qin Baoer's personality very well. Liancheng just made up a lie full of loopholes and lured Qin Baoer out without even spending a single soldier.

As Su Wenqing once said, Qin Baoer is a good person, but she is really not suitable for the Ninth Uncle. She does not have the ability to stand by the Ninth Uncle, and she will even bring countless troubles to the Ninth Uncle.

After catching Qin Baoer, the people in Liancheng did not torture her. Although Qin Baoer lived in seclusion in Liancheng, she knew those old guys in Liancheng. Once these old guys showed up, they easily asked Qin Baoer everything she knew.

"Bu Jingyun is in Liancheng?" The old city lord of Liancheng was quite surprised when he heard the news.

Ever since the Ninth Prince and Liancheng had a falling out, the Ninth Prince had evacuated everyone they were familiar with from Liancheng, fearing that Liancheng would take action against those people. Unexpectedly, he would leave Bu Jingyun behind, and they knew nothing about it.

It has to be said that the Ninth Prince's actions are strange and unpredictable. Even though they think they know the Ninth Prince, they can't imagine what the Ninth Prince will do next.

"Yes, from what Miss Qin said, I inferred that Bu Jingyun should be mixed up with the people from the Hundred Ghosts Palace." Although the man called himself a subordinate and bowed his head politely, he was not very respectful in his words and actions.

Liancheng almost fell into Madam Min's hands. This man was also Madam Min's man. Although the old city lord was in charge of the overall situation, he could not make decisions on many things.

"Hundred Ghosts Palace? This move is indeed brilliant." A hint of admiration flashed in the old city lord's eyes. Even though he stood on the opposite side of the Ninth Prince, it could not change the old city lord's admiration for the uncle.

"No matter how clever it is, it can't escape the hands of Your Highness." The man said coldly. The old city lord was startled and said nothing more. He lowered his eyes, hiding the gleam in his eyes, and asked calmly: "What instructions does Your Highness have?"

"Your Highness, ask the City Lord to lure out Bu Jingyun and let the Hundred Ghosts Palace take action." Madam Min clearly wanted to take advantage of the situation and let the Ninth Prince and the Hundred Ghosts Palace kill each other.

"Hundred Ghosts Palace? They are not stupid." The old city lord did not think that Madam Min's plan was feasible. The Hundred Ghosts Palace would cooperate with the Ninth Prince, but would definitely not cooperate with them. The Hundred Ghosts Palace's mortal enemy was the royal family of the previous dynasty.

"This is not what we should worry about. This is Bu Jingyun's business. If you can't do it, kill Qin Baoer." The person who knows you best is not your friend, but your former companion and current enemy.

Madam Min knew too much about the people and things around the Ninth Prince, and she knew exactly how to deal with them.

After all, he was the child he had watched grow up. The old city lord showed reluctance, and the messenger seemed to have expected it: "Your Highness asked me to tell the city lord that Your Highness will not take the Ninth Prince's life."

"Got it." The old city lord understood that this was the eldest princess' bottom line. As long as she didn't take the life of the ninth uncle, the eldest princess could do anything.

In fact, the old city lord would not tolerate any disagreement on this matter. The moment Qin Baoer was brought back to Yecheng, Madam Min's people spread the news. As long as Bu Jingyun was still in Liancheng, he would definitely come to find him.

Sure enough, that night, Bu Jingyun, dressed in black, appeared in Liancheng.

"The person you are looking for is me, let Baoer go." Bu Jingyun and the old city lord were friends, and they got straight to the point as soon as they met.

"Master Bu, you are too polite. Miss Qin has no one to take care of her in the world's number one manor, so I thought of bringing Miss Qin to Liancheng so that it will be convenient for you to meet her." When the old manor lord faced Bu Jingyun, he no longer had the hesitation and reluctance as before.

Now that you have decided to do this, hesitation and wavering will only make you look like a mean person.

"Bao'er is weak, and Liancheng is not a place suitable for her." Bu Jingyun was worried in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face.

The old city lord knew Bu Jingyun's personality, and Bu Jingyun didn't understand the roundabout words. Seeing that Bu Jingyun valued Qin Baoer so much, he made a direct request: "Whether Miss Qin is suitable for Liancheng or not, it is not up to Bu Manor Lord to decide now."

"What does it take?" Bu Jingyun had thought of this before coming here and was not surprised.

"I heard that Manor Master Bu is highly valued in the Hundred Ghosts Palace. How about I lend a helping hand to Manor Master Bu?" City Lord Lian proposed a condition. When Bu Jingyun heard that it had nothing to do with the Ninth Prince, he breathed a sigh of relief: "City Lord, please tell me..."

"Since Master Bu is so straightforward, I will also speak frankly. Your Highness needs Master Bu to pass a message to Baigui Palace. The Ninth Prince's mother is indeed a princess of the previous dynasty and is now in the royal temple. She knows the location of the treasure of the previous dynasty and is also the last person in the world who knows about it." After the old city lord said this, he sighed in his heart.

The mother is not a mother, and the son is not a son. The son does not love his mother, and the mother schemes against the son. This is the tragedy of the royal family.

"What do you mean?" With a swish, the sword in Bu Jingyun's hand pointed at the old city lord.

No one saw how he drew his sword. When the guards who were secretly protecting and monitoring the old city lord came to their senses, they saw Bu Jingyun's sword on the old city lord's neck.

"Let Baoer go, or I will kill you." Bu Jingyun exuded a cold and murderous aura, making people understand that the owner of the world's number one manor was not just a title for nothing.

The old city lord was not afraid at all. There was a blood mark on his neck, but he still had a smile on his face: "Master Bu, you don't think that killing me, Miss Qin, will be fine, right? If one of me dies, there will naturally be another me, but there is only one Miss Qin."

The old city lord's meaning was very clear, he was just a person who got things done, without him the princess had someone else on her hands, it would be useless even if Bu Jingyun killed him.

Bu Jingyun naturally knew that even if he killed everyone here, he might not be able to rescue Qin Baoer. Having worked with Lian Cheng for so long, he had seen Lian Cheng's methods.

With a swish, Bu Jingyun retracted his sword and took a step back. However, the people who were protecting the old city lord did not dare to retreat any further and still looked at Bu Jingyun as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

They were aware of Bu Jingyun's martial arts and were also wary of him.

Bu Jingyun was too lazy to pay attention to them and just said to the old city lord: "I can't guarantee whether I can do it."

"Jingyun, you should understand that you have no choice." Just like himself.

The old city lord looked at Bu Jingyun with pity, and a heavy look flashed in his eyes. He knew better than anyone how important Qin Baoer was to Bu Jingyun, and what Bu Jingyun could do for Qin Baoer.

Otherwise, the eldest princess would not have specially ordered people to capture Qin Baoer. Capturing Qin Baoer was never intended to threaten the Ninth Prince, and she could not threaten the Ninth Prince.

"You... are so cruel." The veins on Bu Jingyun's hand holding the sword were bulging, his fingertips were white, his tense body couldn't help but tremble slightly, a trace of blood appeared at the corner of his lips, and his red eyes were flushed.

These people forced them to betray the Ninth Uncle, but their move was just right, within the range that he could not refuse.

The old city lord did not reply, but silently looked at the sky, his eyes full of tears...

He wanted to tell Bu Jingyun: Don't be stupid, as long as you take this step, you will betray the Ninth Uncle and there will be no turning back, but he...

cannot!